Wapen Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wapen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wapen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2471:33,0113,847
Philippines791:1,281,49697,319
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Wapen (61) may also be a first name.

Wapen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wapen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Wapen is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wapen.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapen? popularity and diffusion

Wapen is the 785,023rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname Wapen is predominantly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wapen live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name globally It is held by 61 people.

The last name Wapen is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 247 people, or 1 in 33,011. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 63 percent live, New Ireland, where 9 percent live and Western Highlands, where 7 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Wapen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wapen earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 36.62% less than the national average, earning $27,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 62.53% more than the national average, earning $80,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waipen9161/
Waepen9113/
Wappen9110/
Wapien911/
Weapen910/
Waipien836/
Waippen835/
Waypene833/
Wapin80307/
Bapen8055/
Wopen8016/
Vapen806/
Wapne802/
Wapem802/
Wepen802/
Waphn801/
Woopen7364/
Vaupen7358/
Weppen7327/
Huapen7317/
Waipin7314/
Weipen736/
Woppen736/
Vapien735/
Baapen732/
Bappen732/
Vapoen731/
Baypen731/
Baipen731/
Whepen730/
Wadpin730/
Beapen730/
Bapn679/
Wopn674/
Huapeng674/
Weaping672/
Wepn672/
Whappin670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wapen
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